vaccines

I'm curious to hear from parents who are NOT vaccinating their kids. I am personally anti-vaccines for our family. I work with an MD who is very knowledgable on the matter and often speaks out against them in educational workshops, making me feel confident in my decision. If you have decided to not vaccinate I would love to know why and do you ever second guess your decision. Thanks!

I'm curious to hear from parents who are NOT vaccinating their kids. I am personally anti-vaccines for our family. I work with an MD who is very knowledgable on the matter and often speaks out against them in educational workshops, making me feel confident in my decision. If you have decided to not vaccinate I would love to know why and do you ever second guess your decision. Thanks!

We do not vaccinate. I'm a firm believer in building our immune systems and educating ourselves on how powerful our own bodies are. We see a naturopathic doctor and we tested our sons immune system shortly after birth to see what we were dealing with and went from there. Our faith is also a factor for us. Sure the thoughts enter our mind of the what if's but never enough to vaccinate.

We do not vaccinate. I'm a firm believer in building our immune systems and educating ourselves on how powerful our own bodies are. We see a naturopathic doctor and we tested our sons immune system shortly after birth to see what we were dealing with and went from there. Our faith is also a factor for us. Sure the thoughts enter our mind of the what if's but never enough to vaccinate.

i come from a non-vaxing family. its just not natural. now that i have my own child, ive looked deeper into not vaxing and realized that there are tons of new reasons why i wont do it. mainly because of the aluminum and method of immunity.
when i first made the decision i was confident. when abigail was born i started to worry about pertussis. but then i realized that the immune system is built to fight these things and that the real chances of her contracting disease, not to mention the mortality rate, was very very slim. so now i am re-confident. i grew up without vaccines and im alive. so did my mom and all her siblings and parents and grandparents [no one has died from a vaccine-preventable disease].

i come from a non-vaxing family. its just not natural. now that i have my own child, ive looked deeper into not vaxing and realized that there are tons of new reasons why i wont do it. mainly because of the aluminum and method of immunity.
when i first made the decision i was confident. when abigail was born i started to worry about pertussis. but then i realized that the immune system is built to fight these things and that the real chances of her contracting disease, not to mention the mortality rate, was very very slim. so now i am re-confident. i grew up without vaccines and im alive. so did my mom and all her siblings and parents and grandparents [no one has died from a vaccine-preventable disease].

So what is yalls plan when your child enters school and is required to show proof of vax? Or when they are adults and have a chance to go to a country that still has polio, mumps, tetanus and so forth in the community?

So what is yalls plan when your child enters school and is required to show proof of vax? Or when they are adults and have a chance to go to a country that still has polio, mumps, tetanus and so forth in the community?

every state has exemptions you can sign a form for. the government cannot mandate vaccines for public schools.
and when our children get old enough to travel, we will tell them to be careful and stay healthy so if they do end up going to sudan or malasia for some odd reason, and if they end up catching a disease, they can overcome it. no vaccines are required for international travel except yellow fever for a few places.

every state has exemptions you can sign a form for. the government cannot mandate vaccines for public schools.
and when our children get old enough to travel, we will tell them to be careful and stay healthy so if they do end up going to sudan or malasia for some odd reason, and if they end up catching a disease, they can overcome it. no vaccines are required for international travel except yellow fever for a few places.

I am a chiropractor, and part of my care can include counseling/talks on vaccination. I against vaccination, partially due to my research, dealing with patients who have been permanently damaged from vaccines, and I have a personal friend whose perfectly healthy son died after a reaction to the MMR vaccine. A good site to find info about your specific state is http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htmStates differ in their exemption, with the three primary exemptions being religious, medical, and philosophical reasons. You can look up what you'll need. There is always a way out, and don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise.Good luck!

I am a chiropractor, and part of my care can include counseling/talks on vaccination. I against vaccination, partially due to my research, dealing with patients who have been permanently damaged from vaccines, and I have a personal friend whose perfectly healthy son died after a reaction to the MMR vaccine. A good site to find info about your specific state is http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htmStates differ in their exemption, with the three primary exemptions being religious, medical, and philosophical reasons. You can look up what you'll need. There is always a way out, and don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise.Good luck!

another exemption is proof of immunity! a good option for adults who have had a lifetime of opportunity to be exposed to different diseases and gain immunity naturally. the downfall is that you have to pay for a titer.

another exemption is proof of immunity! a good option for adults who have had a lifetime of opportunity to be exposed to different diseases and gain immunity naturally. the downfall is that you have to pay for a titer.

I am suspicious of vaccines, but I still worry that if enough people stop vaccinating, will there be a resurgence of polio, pertussis, etc? I hate putting unnatural things in my daughter's body, but I'm too scared to not vaccinate! What do y'all think?

I am suspicious of vaccines, but I still worry that if enough people stop vaccinating, will there be a resurgence of polio, pertussis, etc? I hate putting unnatural things in my daughter's body, but I'm too scared to not vaccinate! What do y'all think?

We are not going to vaccinate because of a few things: the ingredients in vaccines. The crazy schedule- too many too soon. Bad side effects. I've have done so much research and feel 100% I'm making the right choice.

We are not going to vaccinate because of a few things: the ingredients in vaccines. The crazy schedule- too many too soon. Bad side effects. I've have done so much research and feel 100% I'm making the right choice.

I'm 27 and unvaccinated too. Religious exemptions are actually pretty easy at least in PA and NY from my experience. Both schools we dealt with "denied" my exemptioin. But once we provided documentation that ppl had sued and won for the same reason in both states they backed down. The NY school wanted a note from our "minister" or other person of authority from our religion. We didn't have one because the way the law is writtten you just have to have a "sincerely held religously belief". Its easy if you know what you're talking about. :-)

I'm 27 and unvaccinated too. Religious exemptions are actually pretty easy at least in PA and NY from my experience. Both schools we dealt with "denied" my exemptioin. But once we provided documentation that ppl had sued and won for the same reason in both states they backed down. The NY school wanted a note from our "minister" or other person of authority from our religion. We didn't have one because the way the law is writtten you just have to have a "sincerely held religously belief". Its easy if you know what you're talking about. :-)

I haven't had any of them. I've got a great immune system. It took my mom exposing me to chickenpox at least once a year for like 8 years for me to get it. My brother got it and i finally did at age 10. I'll answer any questions if you want. I'm one of the oldest ppl i know who hasn't had any vaccines.

I haven't had any of them. I've got a great immune system. It took my mom exposing me to chickenpox at least once a year for like 8 years for me to get it. My brother got it and i finally did at age 10. I'll answer any questions if you want. I'm one of the oldest ppl i know who hasn't had any vaccines.

my elder cousin is actually your age! she and all 7 of my other cousins, my brother, my mom and 3 aunts and 1 uncle, and i are all totally unvaccinated. my mom and aunts and uncle had the measles and im sure the chickenpox. theyre all alive still [and fertile lol]. the cousins have only ever had chickenpox.

my elder cousin is actually your age! she and all 7 of my other cousins, my brother, my mom and 3 aunts and 1 uncle, and i are all totally unvaccinated. my mom and aunts and uncle had the measles and im sure the chickenpox. theyre all alive still [and fertile lol]. the cousins have only ever had chickenpox.

WOW! Nice to meet someone else who is unvaccinated. My parents were the weird ones in their familes to not vaccinate me and my brother. Have any of you had problems with exceptions for school or anythign like that?

WOW! Nice to meet someone else who is unvaccinated. My parents were the weird ones in their familes to not vaccinate me and my brother. Have any of you had problems with exceptions for school or anythign like that?

Lol. It's nice to find someone I agree with. I've mostly lurked on here because most ppl seem to do things in a way that I don't agree with at all. I should have been on the green parenting instead of the July 2011. :-) hope you don't mind if I ask but what state do you and your family live in?

Lol. It's nice to find someone I agree with. I've mostly lurked on here because most ppl seem to do things in a way that I don't agree with at all. I should have been on the green parenting instead of the July 2011. :-) hope you don't mind if I ask but what state do you and your family live in?

I am from july too & totally agree with y'all. I'm a pediatric ot & work with autistic/add/disabled kids. I will not vaccinate. We have already experienced chicken pox, fifths, roseola, & maybe rubella. None if these illnesses were bad.

I am from july too & totally agree with y'all. I'm a pediatric ot & work with autistic/add/disabled kids. I will not vaccinate. We have already experienced chicken pox, fifths, roseola, & maybe rubella. None if these illnesses were bad.

Just wanted to add that I had chicken pox, whooping cough, and fifths when I was a kid. All of these stand out as difficult periods in my childhood. Chicken pox returned as shingles when I was in university, which was annoying, but nothing major. None of these illnesses were that bad for me, but I still remember the discomfort, etc.

Just wanted to add that I had chicken pox, whooping cough, and fifths when I was a kid. All of these stand out as difficult periods in my childhood. Chicken pox returned as shingles when I was in university, which was annoying, but nothing major. None of these illnesses were that bad for me, but I still remember the discomfort, etc.

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